Adam Huttler, 39

Fractured Atlas, Founder and executive director

Running a small arts organization often leaves artists with little time to focus on creativity. Thatís where Adam Huttler comes in. His company, Fractured Atlas, provides small arts and cultural groups all over the world with low-cost business services, including accounting, insurance, grant writing, fundraising and ticket sales.

ďWe work with so many artists doing so many things that it is really inspiring to see the breadth of it,Ē said Huttler, who started Fractured Atlas in 1998 as a nonprofit production company. After running into serious financial problems, Huttler transformed Fractured Atlas into a nonprofit service firm in 2002.

Solving artistsí problems can require ingenuity and patience. Huttler persuaded an insurance company to write a policy for artists who use fire in their acts. And when an insurer threatened to cancel coverage for The Vagina Monologues, Fractured Atlas executives had to explain that the play was not a porn show.

That dedication attracted 49,405 clients for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2015, up 48% from the same period a year earlier. Revenue jumped 25%, to $25 million, in the same time frame.

ďSome leaders have great ideas,Ē said Caleb Custer, director of marketing at National Sawdust, a Williamsburg performance venue with a group of resident artists. ďAdam isnít just a thought leader. He gets his hands dirty. He actually knows how to code.Ē